Paper-hanging device for papering ceilings



w. A. VIRCKS 2,498,595

PAPER HANGING DEVICE FOR PAPERING CEILINGS Feb. 21, 1950 Filed Oct. 22, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet l f fi I 4 30 L7 550 l 54 4/ 47 50 32 47 4/ Fig.8

Inventor William A. Vircks ecu W 3% Feb. 21, 1950 w. A. VIRCKS PAPER HANGING DEVICE FOR PAPERING CEILINGS 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 22, 1947 William A. Vim/rs By 24m;

Patented Feb. 21, 1950 eminent are PAPERING CEILINGS William A. Vircks, sttsoiivine; Wis; Appiieatiiih o'ta'tei '22, 1947, serial no. *zijt 5 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in paper hanging devices for papering the "ceilings of rooms, and the like. p

The primary object of my invention is to pro"- vide an easily handled and operated device for quickly and accurately applying wallpaper to ceilings from the floor so as to obvji ate the use of scafiolding', ladders, and similar objectionable equipment. 4

Another object is to provide a device'of the character and for the purpose above in'd i'ea ed, which will not tear the paper, nor splash paste, in applying the paper; 7

Still another object is to provide a "e for papering ceilings which is easy to ieve ut from room to room, foldable aria collapsible f6fr convenience in transporting and storing; or wheeling, will not get out of order prolonged use and is comparatively ine'i'iipe risive to manufacture and use. h U

Other and subordinate dbjeet's'; alsduwi purview of my invention, together th cise nature of my improvements will be understood when the succeeding desc'r p claims are read with reference to the dr accompanying and ferming' patter ass stance: tion.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my improved paper hanging device in a preferred em;

bodiment thereof with the paper applying head raised to the ceiling;

Figure 2 is a similar, rmgmentary'vie shewing the wings in downswung folded position j Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in vertical section of the column and base drawn td a larger scale and partly broken away; v v

Figure 4 is a fragmentary View in end elevation of the device;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in perspective with the wings swung upwardly into latched pdsition;

Figure 6 is a view in transverse section" taken on the line 6-6- of Figure 1; v

Figure '7 is a view intransverse section taken on the line 1--7 of Figure 3} I H Figure 8 is a fragmentary vi Vl vl artly' in elevation and partly insection, illutr a'ftifig" the manipulative-slide with the spring pr ssed catch and collar with-which the'catch-c'ooperate V Figure 9 is a fragmentary viewmv rmfj transverse section taken on thellinefi fl OfFig ure 1 and drawn to a larger sea-lei Figure 10 is a'similar'vie'w w the unlatched' and raised for applying the pa'per;

Fig. 11 isa internal transverse section ke 9. 1% li e "flL F r 9- Qescribing myin'l'lention in detain, with refe ii j I' he.r ra slby n m a s, i h pr errede il u tra ed em d m n thereof my m- P ove er. h n in de s co resses, i s basic elements, a base I, .a column 2 upstanding therefrom, and a paper applying head designated as aunit by the numeral}. p p "Thebe i f erab e uc ierm h witn en'd casters 4 supporting the same andma'y beformed of an light strong materia 1 The column 2 is of telescopic form with a cylindrical bottom section 5 or pipe, or the, like, threaded at its lower end into acircular socket 6' in the base I and secured inplace by a lock filit la h? 1 1 136? ll ifia d-s t b 1 as at agwit the exce t on of a rela 7 en; t diameter apertureq in said end A rod-like section [Bis slidab a rotatably fitted in the aperture Q fOl CXtEZIISiQIl upwardly out of said section 5, retraction downwardly into the same, and rotat on into differ t angular positions, for, a purpose presently clear. A univers al joint l l' guns upperend of thfe section llllc on nects an upright headsupp i g nanged stud I2 to said section for tilting 1 o d'fferentang'ular positions to the vertieal, sa d 'o nt being constructed and arranged to fiietionallylock in such difierent angular positions of the stud II to yieldingly mains a i d'stud in position. Ihe purpose of the t... and. swell W l v er n lr evp a ,rlf qr e t din l S on l0. san l e ro: vided as follows. Aroddike member l3 depends from the lower end of said section 10 axially thereof with' its upper en d rotatable andsIidable in said e eta, A l coil spring l 4' on sa'id memet, libi w e .se d's t ean b, nd a interme 'i t e l lar. ii 9n aieliemwe l3v e si s th section II] against downward sliding on said mem her. A pulley 16 on the member [3 is rotatable on a lateral pin I] onsaid, member, below said collar 15; Acombined disk-likebumper and'guide t8 on'th'e lower end ofthe' member I3 is adapted to" seat" onia cushioning eoil spring IS in the socket 6' whentheisecti'on' I0 is fully retracted; A cable-'20" isfixed at one end,- as at 2 I, in'the upper end" or the section tu a is looped down Wa 'dl'y 11% the section 5,un'der the pulley t6 to iiten" ope of an" a erture 22 in the' upper end *se'ct'i Hand over afpul'l'e'y Zion" said l v which said cable extends down:

sn '5 24f on saidsection .5

' 3 the cable 20, as will be understood, having a hand ip portion extending from the snubber 24.

As will be apparent, the section ID is extended to raise. the paper applying head 3 to a ceiling 26 and this is accomplished by pulling on the hand grip portion 25 of the cable 20, which shortens the loop in said cable and thereby elevates the member 3 so that, through the coil spring l4, the section It! is extended with said head 3 yieldingly supported thereby. By wedging the cable 2|? in the snubber 24, said section I 0 may be held in different extended positions, as desired. By releasing said cable 2|! from the snubber 24, the section i3 may be lowered and retracted, under the influence of gravity, the combined bumper and guide |8 together with the cushion spring I9 cushioning the descent of said section Ill and said head 3 when said section i0 is fully retracted.

The paper applying head 3 comprises a wide cross-bar Zl, slightly longer than the width of the usual wallpaper, and to the underside of which the flange 28 of the stud I2 is bolted as at 29, in the longitudinal center of said bar 21 close to the transverse center thereof but in olTset relation to said transverse center, for a reason presently seen. A presser bar 33, similar to the crossbar 21., but with a resilient facing 3| on the upper side thereof, surmounts said cross-bar 27 parallel therewith. A pair of end guide pins 32 depend from the presser bar 35 adjacent the ends thereof, through guide openings 33 in the cross-bar 21. A coil spring 34 is interposed between said bars 21, in the center thereof and urges the presser bar 35 upwardly of the cross-bar 21.

from the presser bar 3|] through the coil spring 34 and through a keyhole 36 in the cross-bar 21, and is slidable in said keyhole 36 to pull said presser bar downwardly in opposition to the coil spring 34 close to said cross-bar 21. A head 31 on the upper end of the pull-rod 35 seats against the top of the presser bar 33 and said rod is rotatable in an aperture 33' in said bar 30 and provided with a lateral key-lug 38 adapted to be pulled downwardly out of the key-hole 36 when the presser bar 35 is fully lowered, or pulled down said key-lug 38 being rotatableby rotation of said rod 35 to engage the underside of the crossbar 21 and lock saidpresser bar 30 fully lowered. By rotating said key-lug 38, through rotation of the pull-rod 35, into registration with the keyhole 36, and then releasing pull on said pull-rod 35, the presser bar 3|! will be raised by the coil spring 34 relative to the cross-bar 21.

As will be apparent, the paper applying head 3 is designed to be tilted with the stud l2 on the joint II. For tilting said head 3, a handle rod 39 is bolted, as at 49, to one end of the crossbar 27. to depend therefrom for a suitable distance.

A pair of grid-like, elongated rectangular wings 4!, of the same width as the length of the crossbar 21, and with outer tubular ends 42, are hinged at one end thereof, as at 43, to a pair of angle bars 43a bolted as at 431) to the cross-bar 2'4 at opposite sides thereof to extend along the sides of said bar 2'l and the presser bar 30. The wings 4|, with the exception of the-ends thereof, comprise longitudinal rods solely, for a particular purpose to be seen and are swingable upwardly on the hinges 43 level with the facing 3| in the down pulled position of the presser bar 33 for a particular purpose presently apparent. The wings 4| are-swingable-downwardly on the A pull-rod 35 with a lower hand grip 36 depends hinges 43 into pendent, downwardly converging folded position alongside the column 2 as shown in Figure 2.

A manipulative slide 44 on the handle rod 39 is connected by a pair of links 45 pivoted thereto as at 46, and to one side of said wings 4|, as at 47, and so that movement of said slide 44 from a lowered position, upwardly, will cause said wings 4| to be swung upwardly from downswung, folded position alongside the column 2. A releasable spring-pressed catch 48 is adapted to hook over a collar 43 on the handle rod 39, when said slide 44 is moved upwardly sufficiently to cause the wings 4| to be swung upwardly into the described level position at opposite sides of the cross-bar 21 and presser bar 33, said catch 48 coacting with said collar 49 to latch said slide 40 against being lowered and thus latch the wings 4| in upswung paper applying position. By releasing the catch 48, the wings 4| may be unlatched to drop, under the influence of gravity, into pendant, downswung position with said wings 4| and the links 45 folded, and said slide 4| lowered by said links.

A pair of upturned stop rods 54 are provided on one end of the cross-bar 21 and fixed thereto to abut the ceiling 26 and space the cross-bar 21 and the lowered presser bar 30 from said ceiling, when the paper applying head 3 is raised to the ceiling. A similar pair of stop rods 5| are provided on the other end of said cross-bar 21 for the same purpose, but, are slidable into and out of said end of the cross-bar 27 for a purpose to be explained. The stop rods 55, 5| are provided with resilient end bumper knobs 52 for engaging the ceiling to prevent damaging the same.

A pair of slide rods 52' are telescopically mounted in the outer ends of the wings 4|, on the same side thereof as the stop rods 5|, to be extended, with said stop rods 5!, outwardly from one side of said head 30, for a purpose to be later explained.

A handle 53 is provided on the section ll! of the column 2 for rotating said section to rotate the paper applying head, as desired.

Referring now to the use and operation of the described device, in papering a ceiling, the section ID of the column 2 is retracted fully, as described, the wings 4| being downswung into folded position, as shown in Figure 2, and the presser bar 35 being fully lowered relative to the crossbar 2'! and latched in lowered position. This brings the presser bar 33 within easy reach from the floor of a room. A strip of pasted paper 54 is positioned over the presser bar 35 to hang down upon opposite sides thereof against the folded wings 4|. Now, by pulling on the hand-grip portion 25 of the cable 20, the section 10 is extended to raise the paper applying head 3 to the ceiling until the knobs 52 on the stop rods 5|], 5| abut the ceiling. At this point, the cable 20 may be fastened in the snubber 24, in the manner described, to hold said head 3 raised. Thus, the paper 54 on the presser bar 33 is raised close to the ceiling 26, as shown for instance in Figure 1. Next, by means of the slide 44, the wings 4| are swung upwardly to space the paper 54 on opposite sides of the presser bar 30 close to the ceiling, as also shown in Figure 1. In raising the paper applying head 3 to the ceiling, it may be tilted by the handle rod 39 into approximate proper position and when said head 3 is fully raised it may be rotated as may be required by the handle 53 to match the paper. However,- when the bumper knobs 52 engage the ceiling 26, said head 3 is levelled parallel with the ceiling 25. The presser bar is next unlatched to be moved upwardly by the spring 3 2 and apply to the ceiling 26 the portion of the paper 54 overlying said bar. Then, with a long handled brush, not shown, the paper 54 at opposite sides of the presser bar 36 may be applied to the ceiling by brushing the same through the wings ll. After initial brushing, the wings 4! may be lowered to facilitate further brushing of the paper M as may be required. The paper applying head 3 may then be lowered, in a manner which will now be clear, for reloading with another strip of paper to be applied.

By sliding the stop rods 5! outwardly of the wings 4| and similarl sliding the slide rods 52, the width of the paper applying head 3 may be extended, and so that notched edge paper applied around light fixtures, and the like, may be easily handled. Obviously, the device may be wheeled easily into location in applying paper, or from room to room, and with the Wings 4! in downswung folded position and the section it fully retracted, is compactly arranged for such wheeling or for any other purpose such as storing, when the device is not in use.

The foregoing Will, it is believed, sufii ze to impart a clear understanding of my invention, without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device for applying wallpaper to a ceiling, a wheel supported base, a telescopic column upstanding from said base for extension and corn traction vertically, a paper applying head mounted on the upper end of said column adapted to be raised to the ceiling b extension of said column and including a spring tensioned presser member for applying a strip of paper directly to the ceiling, and wings upon opposite sides of said member vertically swingable from a downswung position to raise the strip of paper upon opposite sides of said member close to the ceiling, said wings being of grid-like form to permit brushing of the paper through the wings, means to extend said column to raise said head to the ceiling, and means to swing said wings.

2. In a device for applying wallpaper to a ceiling, a wheel supported base, a telescopic column upstanding from said base for extension and contraction vertically, a paper applying head mounted on the upper end of said column adapted to be raised to the ceiling by extension of said column and including a spring tensioned presser member for applying a strip of paper directly to the ceiling, and wings upon opposite sides of said member vertically swingable from a downswung position to raise the strip of paper upon opposite sides of said member close to the ceiling, said wings being of grid-like form to permit brushing of the paper through the wings, means to extend said column to raise said head to the ceiling, and means to swing said wings, said mem her being adapted to be lowered in opposition to 3. In a device for applying wallpaper to a ceiling, a wheel supported base, a telescopic column upstanding from said base for extension and contraction vertically, a paper applying head mounted on the uper end of said column adapted to be raised to the ceiling by extension of said column and including a spring tensioned presser member for applying a strip of paper directly to the ceiling, and wings upon opposite sides of said member verticall swingable from a downsprung position to raise the strip of paper upon opposite sides of said member close to the ceiling, said wings being of grid-like form to per" mit brushing of the paper through the wings, means to extend said column to raise said head to the ceiling, and means to swing said wings, said member being adapted to be lowered in opposition to the tension exerted against the same, and means for latching said member lowered and releasing the same at will, said head having stops thereon for engaging the ceiling to space said member from the ceiling when said member is latched down.

4. In a machine for applying wallpaper, a base, an upstanding column on said base, a cross bar on the upper end of said column for positioning close to a ceiling by said column, a presser bar surmounting said cross bar parallel therewith for applying the center portion of a strip of paper laid thereover directly to a ceiling, spring means on said cross bar for urging said presser bar upwardly of said cross bar to apply the paper, means for lowering said presser bar relative to said cross bar preparatory to applying the paper and releasably locking said presser bar lowered, and upright stops on said cross bar for engaging the ceiling to space said cross bar from said ceiling while said presser bar moves upwardly.

5. In a machine for applying wallpaper, a base, an upstanding column on said base, a cross bar on the upper end of said column for positioning close to a ceiling by said column, a presser bar surmounting said cross bar parallel therewith for applying the center portion of a strip of pa- I per laid thereover directly to a ceiling, spring 7 the tenslon exerted against the same, and means for latching said member lowered and releasing the same at will.

means on said cross bar for urging said presser bar upwardly of said cross bar to apply the paper, means for lowering said presser bar relative to said cross bar preparatory to applying the paper and releasably locking said presser bar lowered, upright stops on the cross bar for engaging the ceiling to space said cross bar from said ceiling while said presser bar moves upwardly, and a pair of wings pivoted to opposite sides of said presser bar for upward swinging to swing the paper against the ceiling upon opposite sides of the presser bar, said wings being of grid-like form to permit brushing the paper against the ceiling through said Wings.

WILLIAM A. VIRCKS.

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